Technology with a human face
African and Western profiles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11420239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cornel du Toit (University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 173-183 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-0136 • E-ISSN: 2073-4867 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4314/sajpem.v22i2.31368 |
| OpenAlex | W2046234081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
A fundamental valuation of present day technology requires an investigation of its supporting metaphysics. Although technology ostensibly is the exact opposite of any kind of metaphysics, its metaphysical foundations, which co-determine its influence on values and worldview formation, can be indicated. Western technology is reconsidered from the perspective of Heidegger’s critique on technology. Technology need not determine values in a deterministic way. We are challenged as created co-creators to give a human face to technology. Africa can be considered relatively free of the influence of high technology. The way technology is imbedded in African metaphysics, myth and worldview is investigated from the perspectives of life force and ubuntu. Although the African example may be foreign to Westerners, it proves that it is possible to live in a technological world without losing the values indispensable to humanity
Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Humanity · Metaphysics · Mythology · Social science · Sociology · Theology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Computer Science · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |